No One Ever Told Me

No one ever taught me how
to watch a television
like a baby i knew my candy
no one ever caught me
when i learned to ride a bi-
cycle
and like the pavement em-
braced my skin
no one ever warned me
about that television
now i'm brain-dead at
twenty seven
no one ever mended my
lumps and bruises
and now it's hard to breath
with a broken nose